Wesleyan basketball is almost back. Soon the 2015-16 iteration of the Cardinals will be on the court preparing for our Tip Off Tournament and opener against Lyndson St. The guys are working incredibly hard, in the gym getting up shots, doing personalized workouts with partners, playing multiple pick up games each week and hitting the weight room hard.
A lot of the narrative seems to be about defending as NESCAC Champions, but we are going into this season and our November 1 start of practice just focusing on getting better every single day, working hard at what we do and setting our own path for this season. This squad has a chance to be special, but we cannot attempt to replicate last season. We lose three valuable veterans from last year’s squad and though this year’s squad should be experienced (four seniors and four juniors returning), each challenge presents new leadership opportunities.